Soccer: Police to probe passports scandal

Eighty footballers are to have their passports examined by police following claims that clubs are fielding illegal players.

Soccer: Police to probe passports scandal

Eighty footballers are to have their passports examined by police following claims that clubs are fielding illegal players.

The move comes after the so-called 'passports-for-sale' scandal where players born outside the European Union are competing on dual-nationality EU passports.

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